Gopinath Pillai awarded ‘Outstanding Service Award’ for his services in Singapore

Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai was awarded ‘Outstanding Service Award’ for his services by the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Current he is serving as Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore and special envoy to Andhra Pradesh.

About Gopinath Pillai

Gopinath Pillai was born in Singapore to Indian parents and had spent eight years of his childhood in Kerala.

In 1961, he is graduate from University of Malaya and holds degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA).

He had started his career as a journalist with Reuters. He also has worked in a number of fields including banking and currently is chairman of IT company Savant Infocomm and is Director of Gateway Distriparks Ltd in India.

Pillai has significantly contributed to Singapore through his distinguished service as a diplomat for more than 25 years.

His diplomatic career started in 1980s with an assignment with Singapore’s Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs.

He had served as the non-resident Ambassador to Iran from 1990 to 2008.

Later, he had served as the Singapore High Commissioner to Pakistan.

Awards: He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2012 by the Government of India.